North is up in this
image. This field lies within the constellation of Cepheus. The overall
area of nebulosity is known as LBN 535. The smaller blue reflection nebulae are
vdB 149 and vdB 150 - also known as LBN 541 and LBN 546 respectively. The dusty
patch at the left is a dark nebula known as LDN 1235 and Dobashi 3509. The
galaxy at the right of the image is UGC 11861 (SABdm). This galaxy has been
active with recent supernovas (SN 1995aq, SN 1997db, SN 2011dm). The
bright star on the right (HD209369) is 122 light years distant; the bright star
on the left (HD211300) is 881 light years distant. The vdB nebulae are about
1,000 light years distant. UGC11861 is about 58 million light years distant. These objects
and some of the bright stars are identified
in the annotated image. This
image replaces an earlier image in the Archives
here
Horizontal FOV is 120'